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“circos” and “circus” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,941
- “circos” frequency rank
- #44,634
- “circus” frequency rank
- 80575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | circos | circus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de circo. | Círculo. |
Where the eye mixes circos and circus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: circos vs circus
A purely visual mix-up. circos ([ˈsiɾkos]) and circus (/ˈkir.kus/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - o in “circos” becomes u in “circus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
circos is recorded at frequency rank #35,941, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsiɾkos]. circus is at rank #44,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkir.kus/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 80575, this pair ranks #11,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of circos vs circus
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "circos": o. Private to "circus": u.
"circos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "circus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "circos" and "circus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "circos" or "circus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "circos" and "circus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "circos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "circus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "circos" and "circus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "circa vs circus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #11,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.